The massive ruin of World War II made some form of a cold war inevitable. Learn the causes, effects, scope and costs with our accessible Cold War facts.<br /><br />1.Congress added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of the Allegiance during the Cold War to symbolize resistance to atheistic communism.<br /><br />2. During the Cold War, CIA agents attempted to discredit the Indonesian president by making a pornographic film starring a man wearing a mask that looked like him.<br /><br />3. The Cold War led to some ingenious spy gadgets, such as the "Rectal Escape Kit." A spy would hide the escape kit in his or her rectum in case they were captured and imprisoned.<br /><br />4. During the Cold War, Russia made such incredibly detailed maps of the Canadian Arctic that other ships still use them today and even prefer them over current Canadian maps.<br /><br />5. CIA agents during the Cold War used their shoelaces to communicate. The shoelace patterns could convey messages such as, "I have information," "Follow me," or "I have brought another person."<br /><br />6. Soviet submarine navy officer Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov refused an order from the captain to authorize use of nuclear torpedos against the United States Navy, essentially saving the world.<br /><br />7. Both President Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev agreed that they would pause the Cold War if there was ever an alien invasion.<br /><br />8. The Vietnam War (1959–75) was the deadliest proxy war of the Cold War era. Over 3,500,000 people died.<br /> <br />9. During the Cold War, the CIA considered assassinating Fidel Castro by planting explosive seashells in the area where he went swimming.<br /><br />10. Famous author George Orwell first used the phrase “Cold War” in his 1945 essay “You and the Atomic Bomb.”<br /><br />Check out more interesting Cold War facts here: https://www.factretriever.com/cold-wa...<br /><br />FactRetriever is a leading producer of the most interesting facts, online video content, and a plethora of fascinating topics.
